Elder Scrolls 6: 10 Ways To Make The Perfect Sequel
7. What's Going On With The Aldmeri Dominion?
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After thwarting the efforts of Mythic Dawn in Oblivion (a game that was set only a couple or so years after the events of Morrowind), players were thrust 200 years into the future with Skyrim, and much had changed.
We learn that not long before the events of Skyrim that both the Aldmeri Dominion and the Tamrielic Empire had fought a great war, and that the latter had suffered defeat and was forced to sign the White-Gold Concordat, which prevented the complete destruction of Tamriel.
The Thalmor - the elven supremacist government that controls the Aldmeri Dominion - are rarely placed front and centre in Skyrim, but are clearly destined to assume a bigger role as antagonists in the future. The Imperials fight the Stormcloaks in Skyrim largely under the proviso that the Empire needs to unite Tamriel for a future conflict with the Dominion, which both factions seem to agree is on the horizon.
It's possible that the next Elder Scrolls game could delve into such a conflict, as Hammerfell actually occupies a special place in the ongoing battle against the Thalmor. We learn in Skyrim that Hammerfell was able to resist an Aldmeri invasion and rejected the White-Gold Concordat, placing them firmly in the sights of these evil elven aggressors.
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